The logical notion is the referent of lexical meaning quite often but not always, because there may be other referents such as the real objects

The expressive function renders an emotion or an attitude.

It expresses the content of the respective notion.

It denotes the objects covered by the scope of the notion expressed in the word.

The content is made up of all the features that distinguish it from other notions.

The scope is determined by all the objects it refers to.

Each notion is characterized by its scope and content.

Notion (concept) denotes the reflection in the mind of real objects and phenomena in their essential features and relations.

The Lexical Meaning versus Notion

The semantic structure of a polysemantic word is influenced by its grammatical meaning

Descent, family.

Implicational (epidigmatic) meaning is the possibility of a word to create new derived meanings or words:

Bomb ”great success” “great failure ”(Am. slang);

Drive “What can he be driving at?”(fig.)

The identifying (demonstrative) function of the word:

The significative function:

The relations btw. logical notion and lexical meaning vary:

A good laugh is sunshine in the house. Do you remember what the young lady did with the telegram?

Proper names possess identifying function but not signifying one. Thames, Italy, Byron, Napoleon.

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